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re: Windows XP, Icons are corrupt no longer function
Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at 12:59 pm
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Posted by Craig Hudson (95 messages posted)


If you can run the programs from the Start menu, right click and hold the mouse button down and drag the program short cut to the Desk Top. Make sure you copy the short cut to the desk top and not move it there, because that will remove it from the Start menu. Delete the old icon.


On Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at 11:38 am, Gloria wrote:
>yesterday when i turned on laptop i noticed that my desktop items are all labeled
>with the .lnk extension and i cant no longer open them..as well not being able to
>acces my computer file. I tried downloading the latest sp2 from microsoft website
>with no success. I also tried creating a new account and transferring files..no success.
>any other suggestions would be apprecieated..and just so you know the 2 suggestions
>mentioned above were from microsoft help desk.
>I know you guys will know some tricks :)
>
>
>Thanks,
>Gloria


Written in response to:
Windows XP, Icons are corrupt no longer function (Gloria: Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at 11:38 am)

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*re: Windows XP, Icons are corrupt no longer function (Gloria: Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at 1:07 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Windows XP, Icons are corrupt no longer function (Gloria: Wed, Apr 6, 2005, 11:38 am)
-re: Windows XP, Icons are corrupt no longer function (Gloria: Wed, Apr 6, 2005, 12:34 pm)
-re: Windows XP, Icons are corrupt no longer function (Falcon: Wed, Apr 6, 2005, 12:44 pm)
-re: Windows XP, Icons are corrupt no longer function (Gloria: Wed, Apr 6, 2005, 1:02 pm)
*re: Windows XP, Icons are corrupt no longer function (Falcon: Wed, Apr 6, 2005, 1:16 pm)
-re: Windows XP, Icons are corrupt no longer function (Craig Hudson: Wed, Apr 6, 2005, 12:59 pm)
*re: Windows XP, Icons are corrupt no longer function (Gloria: Wed, Apr 6, 2005, 1:07 pm)
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